People can contract coronavirus through the air even while wearing masks and social distancing, according to data and research by a group of University of Colorado Boulder professors. Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez created a tool to
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Longmont Post Office employee tests positive for coronavirus – The Denver Post
A Longmont Post Office employee tested positive for coronavirus, a United States Postal Service spokesman confirmed Monday. “We are in the process of reaching out to the local public health office and will follow the
Read moreNumber of people ‘under investigation’ for possible COVID-19 on Siksika Nation has tripled
Health officials on the Siksika First Nation are recommending additional public health restrictions after a new COVID-19 case cluster was identified on Tuesday. Almost 80 nation members are currently in isolation, as health officials on
Read moreDenver’s COVID-19 testing site at Pepsi Center to return to normal hours after test kit shipment – The Denver Post
Denver’s COVID-19 testing site will return to normal hours next week after a shipment of testing kits relieved an anticipated shortage. The Denver Department of Public Safety had announced Tuesday that it would limit testing
Read moreGov. Jared Polis closes bars again after coronavirus cases increase
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday closed Colorado bars for in-person service — after allowing them to reopen at limited capacity on June 19 — due to the increasing spread of the novel coronavirus. The move
Read moreCOVID threat isn’t over, especially for Coloradans with chronic conditions
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock for most people, but for Clay Drake, much of it was familiar: the need to stay in, the stocking up on hand sanitizer, the concern that a simple
Read moreConfirmed coronavirus cases hit 10 million worldwide
ROME — Worldwide confirmed coronavirus infections hit the 10 million mark Sunday as voters in Poland and France went to the polls for virus-delayed elections. New clusters of cases at a Swiss nightclub and in
Read moreAlberta COVID-19 vaccine advancing to human testing
A COVID-19 vaccine developed in Edmonton is moving forward to human trials this summer. Entos Pharmaceuticals, led by University of Alberta researcher Dr. John Lewis, has selected two promising vaccine prototypes to start testing in
Read moreMany more Canadians going hungry as coronavirus pinches economy: StatsCan
The novel coronavirus has ravaged the national economy and more Canadians are going hungry as a result, Statistics Canada announced Wednesday. Food insecurity is sharply higher than the last time StatCan looked at the issue,
Read moreBill to extend health insurance savings program awaits Polis’ signature
A bill that would extend a program to lower health insurance costs for some Coloradans with a new fee on insurance companies is awaiting Gov. Jared Polis’ signature. Senate Bill 125 also directs a board
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